余地 (yú dì) — leeway, margin (room for flexibility or adjustment)
Definition
余地 is figurative 'room to maneuver' — abstract leeway or flexibility, not a physical space (use 空间 for that). Negotiation/argument often takes 留余地 or 没有余地.
noun
leewaymargin (room for flexibility or adjustment)
Examples
- ，余地。Zài zhì dìng jì huà shí, yào liú chū yì xiē yú dì.When making plans, you should leave some leeway.
- ，余地。Tā shuō huà hěn xiǎo xīn, cóng bù gěi zì jǐ liú yú dì.He speaks very carefully and never leaves himself any leeway.
- 余地，。Zhè jiàn shì yǐ jīng méi yǒu yú dì le, wǒ men bì xū mǎ shàng jué dìng.There is no room for maneuver in this matter; we must decide immediately.
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